Handicrafts

Awall without an adornment is merely a partition between two rooms. Decorating a wall is an integral and vital part of home decoration. Depending on the d?cor theme, individual choice, budget and suitability, a wall can be adorned and tastefully decked up. It can certainly change the way a room looks and feels. A handicraft is a piece of art done with human hands with great effort and care. It involves weaving , beading, embroidery and buttoning - basically all tireless forms of handwork . A handicraft wall...

KOLKATA: Flipkart will soon start offering Indian regional craft, art and handicraft consumer products on its platform under the India Art House brand. The firm will initially offer 10,000 such products from 100 sellers in 15 cities and towns, chief business officer Ankit Nagori said. Flipkart wants to scale it up to 1,000 sellers with a portfolio of more than one lakh products. Art and craft is sold at a premium in brick-and-mortar specialised handicraft stores, shops in...

hit hard by global economic slowdown and the impact of september 11 terrorist attacks on the us, export of handicrafts have decline by 20 per cent during the first eight months of the current financial year. all segments of the handicrafts sector have shown a decline in exports during april-november 2001. according to provisional data provided by the export promotion council for handicrafts, exports declined by 20.97 per cent to $201.76 million. in rupee terms, the negative growth is estimated at 17.34 per...

The handicrafts industry is set to achieve three-fold increase in the next five years. Its share in the world market which is presently less than 2% is expected to touch 4%. Rakesh Kumar, managing director of India Exposition Mart Ltd and executive director of the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) speaks to Raja Awasthi about exposition marts and the handicraft industry. The Exposition Mart which is coming up in Greater Noida has really helped in...

BENGALURU: Ecommerce major Flipkart today launched India Art House, an exclusive online store offering sellers a platform to promote regional products. "With over seven million artisans, India is globally known for its unique artifacts and traditional products. India Art House aims at bringing products from artisans under one roof and offer them access to a wide set of customers across geographies," Flipkart Chief Business Officer Ankit Nagori said in a statement here.

NEW DELHI: Handicraft sector in the country is expected to employ around 1.3 crore people by 2016-17, Parliament was today informed. "The number of individuals to be employed with (Handicraft) sector by 2016-17 is estimated to be 12.29 million. The CAGR during the period 2012-13 till 2016-17 is assumed at the rate of 10 per cent," Union Textiles Minister Santosh Gangwar said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha . The government has been implementing seven ...

NEW DELHI: The government is working in close coordination with exporters and development commissioner (handicrafts) to work out a long term strategy to increase India's share in the global export market to 1 per cent. This includes providing separate entity status to cottage and handicraft sector in the recently announced Exim policy, easy access to market through market access initiative scheme (MAI), creating SEZs, introduction of specialized export marketing programmes , design development,...

A clutch of start-ups are trying to leverage the power of the internet to help India's unwired artisans reach their products to a global audience. Traditionally reliant on unscrupulous intermediaries to reach their products at fairs and brick-and-mortar stores, they are increasingly working with these online platforms — by paying a small commission on each sale — to reach customers across the world. Sudip Datta was working as a sales director with a large technology firm in the United States...

MUMBAI: Rural handicrafts are set to get to leg up on marketing abroad with a joint venture between Exim Bank with the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and a few NGOs being formed for the purpose. The new entity will also address obstacles faced by rural artisans to market their ware in the global market. Exim will have 40% stake in the company with a proposed equity-base of Rs 5 crore will, KVIC is expected to contribute another 40%. The balance...

It's not just another heart-tugging rendition of high-flyer city slickers returning to their roots. Or perhaps it is. Not that siblings Malyada Govardhan, 36, and Ramya Rangacharya, 34, are bothered. They gave up enviable careers to do what they love best. Rapt in their work with artisans and consumed by their love for handicrafts, all that matters to the two sisters is HandsOfIndia , the company they founded and now run jointly. ...

NEW DELHI: The government today said the census of handicrafts artisans is in progress and it has engaged reputed agencies to complete the process that will help in policy formulation and decision-making for the sector. "The census of handicrafts artisans is now in progress... The government has engaged reputed agencies to complete the census of artisans," Minister of State for Textiles Panabaaka Lakshmi said in a written reply to the Lok...

NEW DELHI: Commerce Ministry has increased the duty benefits on several products, including 63 handicraft items, in a bid to boost exports. Besides, there are several other products whose duty benefits have been increased. The handicrafts products which have been benefited include candles, hand bags/shopping bags of cotton, wooden frames for paintings photographs mirrors or similar objects, handmade paper and shawl, scarves, muffler of man-made fibres. "The...

NEW DELHI: India's handicraft exports are expected to nearly double during the current fiscal to Rs 17,000 crore and further increase to Rs 24,000 crore by FY 2020-21 on account of increasing demand in Western markets, according to an Assocham report. In 2014-15, the country's handicraft exports stood at about Rs 9,000 crore. "The exports are likely to reach Rs 17,000 crore mark by the end of current fiscal and is further expected to cross Rs 24,000 crore mark...

NEW DELHI: Online marketplace Snapdeal said on Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding ( MoU ) with the government-backed Central Cottage Industries Corporation to provide a platform for online sales of handicrafts. The store, under a separate brand name, will be used to retail handicrafts from Central Cottage Industries. Snapdeal VP, market development Vishal Chadha said in a statement: "Through our collaboration , we hope to enhance reach of indigenously...

GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government headed by then chief minister Narendra Modi had pushed the proposal and obtained Central permission for a special economic zone (SEZ) in Kutch. Now, his own government at the Centre has scrapped the same SEZ. Back in 2007, the Gujarat government had floated proposals to set up SEZs for handicrafts and artisans on 132 hectares of land in Moti Chiral village, near Bhachau town in Kutch district. While formal approval for...

NEW DELHI: Hit by slowdown in the US and Europe, handicarft exporters are exploring ways to tap markets of Africa, China and South America to boost shipments. Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) Vice-Chairman Rajesh Kumar Jain said that demand has dipped significantly in traditional markets - the US and Europe. "In the US and the Europe, we are still facing huge problem. These were our major markets. We are now looking...

NEW DELHI: Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) today said it has inked a pact with China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) to explore possibilities of enhancing exports of Indian handicrafts to the neighbouring nation. "A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between EPCH and CCPIT , which is the largest institution for the promotion of Foreign Trade in China to explore the possibilities of enhancing for exports of handicraft from...

NEW DELHI: India's handicrafts exports grew by 24 per cent year-on-year to USD 178 million in January on account of rising demand from markets like the US. In January last year, these exports stood at USD 143 million, according to the data provided by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH). "We are getting good response from the US markets, besides new markets like Latin America and Africa," EPCH Executive Director Rakesh Kumar said. He, however,...

NOIDA: A three-day Indian Handicrafts event in Greater Noida witnessing global participation and bringing the handicrafts industry together ended on a positive note with business enquiries worth Rs 1600 crore being generated and much more in the pipeline. Satyadev, a local handicraft businessman from Noida was of the view that participation in this fair not only provides a good business opportunity but also interactions and exchange of contacts fetch business deals in the long run....

NEW DELHI: Metamorphosis of the humble 'gumccha' and 'lungi' into trendy sarees and garments besides a range of chunky accessories produced from waste products can be seen at the ongoing Dastkar Purabi Festival here. Handwoven Khadi, tribal weaves, versatile Ikats and vibrant Kantha embroidery, luminescent Eri and Muga Silks besides handwoven apparel by Bodo tribe of Assam are on offer at the event. "We are bringing a teaser of the...